In the Matter of Alison D., Appellant,
v.
Virginia M., Respondent.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 20, 1991.
Decided May 2, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Paula L. Ettelbrick, Marian Rosenberg and Debra L. Rothberg for appellant.
Anthony G. Maccarini for respondent.
William B. Rubenstein, of the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia Bars, admitted pro hac vice, Nan D. Hunter and Robert Levy for The American Civil Liberties Union and another, amici curiae.
Conrad K. Harper, Jane E. Booth, Janice Goodman and Carol R. Sherman for The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, amicus curiae.
Lynn Hecht Schafran, Alison Wetherfield and Sally F. Goldfarb of the District of Columbia and Wisconsin Bars, admitted pro hac vice, for NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and another, amici curiae.
Janet E. Schomer and Susan R. Keith for The Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International and others, amici curiae.
Jane A. Levine, David Chambers and Martha Minow for Deborah A. Batts and others, amici curiae.
Loren M. Warboys for Youth Law Center, amicus curiae.
Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judge KAYE dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Per Curiam.
At issue in this case is whether petitioner, a biological stranger to a child who is properly in the custody of his biological mother, has standing to seek visitation with the child under Domestic Relations Law § 70. Petitioner relies on both her established relationship with the child and her alleged agreement with the biological mother to support her claim that...
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